President Museveni urges Mali War College officers to
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni addressed officers from the Mali War College, emphasizing the importance of patriotism, Pan-Africanism, and economic transformation. He argued that Africa's long-term prosperity depends on strategic security and producing goods for wider markets rather than relying on aid.
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The lecture highlights the ongoing ideological push for regional integration and economic self-reliance among African military and political leaders.
________________ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on officers from the War College of Mali to embrace patriotism, Pan-Africanism, economic transformation and strategic security as the foundation for Africa's prosperity, stability and long-term development. The President made the remarks on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at State House Entebbe while delivering a Lecture of Opportunity to a delegation of student officers from the War College of Mali . The delegation was led by the Commandant of the War College of Mali , Brig. Gen. Moussa Yoro Kant . Drawing on more than six decades of involvement in African affairs, President Museveni said the continent's future depends on addressing what he described as Africa's three historical missions: creating prosperity, guaranteeing strategic security and promoting African unity. "I have been involved in African affairs for the last 65 years. I was a follower of Modibo Keita, Kwame Nkrumah and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, and I am a Pan-Africanist," President Museveni said.
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